Can not update contact using ContentProvoider

Question

Uri name=null;
           String []whereargs={"Sameer Ahmad"};
    name=Uri.withAppendedPath(People.CONTENT_URI,People.Phones.CONTENT_DIRECTORY);
    cv1.put(People.NAME,"Tofeeq Ahmad");
    int i1=0;
    i1=getContentResolver().update(name,cv1,"name=?",whereargs);
    }
    catch(Exception e){
        e.getMessage();

I am trying to update a phone numder by URi but its showing the Exception:Cannot Update//Contacts/people/phone.Same error in inserting.

I want to create shared data base which will be accessible from every application

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 11 '11 at 07:50

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have you declared the necessary permission in your manifest?

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS" />

answered May 11 '11 at 07:50

Mark Allison

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Yes..Mark i have declared permission – Tofeeq Ahmad May 11 '11 at 07:51
Exact Exception is this.... java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: Cannot update URL: content://contacts/people/phones – Tofeeq Ahmad May 11 '11 at 07:54
Please post the full exception including the stack trace in to your initial question. – Mark Allison May 11 '11 at 07:54
It looks like a duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2200436/update-contact-details-on-android – Mark Allison May 11 '11 at 08:00
No this is diffrent..can you tell me why this exception is coming.I have posted complete code for insert – Tofeeq Ahmad May 11 '11 at 08:36

Can not update contact using ContentProvoider

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